Bombs, beheadings and kidnapping: How Maoist rebels shattered the ancient tranquillity of Nepal

Article Abstract:

There has been an outbreak of extreme violence in Nepal, with at least 38 people having been killed in two separate massacres carried out by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). This follows a period of insurgency after this party was banned from competing in the 1996 general election.

Guerrilla warfare

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Jubilant Mazar falls to Northern Alliance again

Article Abstract:

The residents of Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, have welcomed the fact that the city has been taken over by the opposition Northern Alliance, forcing Taliban troops to flee. The mainly Tajik and Uzbek population had never fully accepted Taliban rule.

Military Action, Afghanistan, Military aspects, Military operations, Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan

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Maoist rebels bring fear to Old Etonian's land of honey

Article Abstract:

There are fears that Nepal's Maoist insurgents will become increasingly influential if the result of the forthcoming second and final phase of the general election produces an even division between the Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), Nepal's two main parties. There is no sense of a low-grade civil war in Kathmandu, Nepal, but the Maoists have established a strong presence in remoter parts of the country. Nepal has historically been a very peaceful country, but violence is now becoming part of everyday life in rural areas.

Legal issues & crime, Nepal, Communism

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